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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1900)
!0(,K P. ,;, ,,,, ri.i( n zincs, &C, Aru Hoi 10 be l.'.; i ; . "iThe -'orat-y without pern...., Any '!' ' -kI guilty of sue; ii'j.iKtv ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRABY ASEWiH?!. "' li-'H)lu to prosecution. , 0flW VOL. L. AHTOUIA. OREGON, SUNDAY. APRIL 12, 19W NO. 276 tmm 1 f lil lrtfy ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. SPECIALS 5PKIN0 LAMB am! every variety of choice fresh meats. New Oregon Asparagus Hot-house Lettuce and large variety of choice vegetables. Ross, Higgins & Co. Spring teds Fishing Tackle, Roils, Heels, Lines, Flics, Hooks, Leaders, Baskets, etc. Kverything necessary to complete your outfit. Spnuldlng's Base Ball (foods The best in the world. Croquet Sets and Bird Cage A large assortment to select from. GRIFFIN 0 REED ..The Empire and., fjfl Mikado Separators NONE BETTER CALL ON... FOARD & STOKES CO. A;rN'LS, Aatorla. Ore. and he convinced that when you get an Empire or a Mlkndo that you will gut the runt Separator manufactured. Investigate before you buy elsewhere. CLATSOP MILL CO ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, SohIi and Doors, Shingles and Mouldings W. R SCHEIBE, srs A lull lint of Pip., Tob.cce, and 5mok.r' Article.. 4T Commercial t. C. J. TRENCH ARD, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. Aieot The Drain tipiui ymir pur.r will amount to very IH U l( you liivn ua do your repairing nnt plumbing of all kluda. Wc nro ulwaya reason able In our char-, prompt and "bilging In service, and our work cnniiut bo excelled In plumbing, Rii or nicitin fitting. How U ymir old plumbing wearing lat u know. STRAWBERRIES BANANAS and SWEET JUICY ORANGES Complete line of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Incturor of way. Ijellanlo "La Belle Astoria" Clear Sctielbe's Opera Star Scheme's Special And Uthar Brand f Custom House Broker. ASTORIA. .OREGON W. F. 4 Co.. and Pacific Kzpreti Co l WEPENER STILL IS INVESTED But It is Believed the Relief Force Has Now Reached There. NO PARTICULARS RECEIVED All Nci I row I tic Scat ol Wir I Vaxuc ind Insalltlaclory la View ol Ibe Kcnecd Activity Reported I All I'olul. LONDON, April 22,-DIpat.hea ar riving from tin- seat of war, though meagre uii'l iiiixiKlKriM t.iry, clearly In dliut re new.-. I ii( livlly lit u II Nlnl where On; Hililnh iiihI Boer force uro In ftrlkltitr "Ihiuii'f of ciii'li oilier. Illlrr-m for tin.' moment celllerd Ht Ik-wi'iiiii . hihI Wep.-ncr, where fight ing evidently In In progrcHd, A dld pul!i reeelved from Allwul North, dated April 21, ni) I hut there a heavy ftrlnir on the prevloud day be tween I)i wotmlurp and Wepinr and around U'r.i ii. r on Saturday, hut Hint n. pnith ulitm have b"en received. A dpuial from Maseru, dated Satur day. ny: 'Tlii- Itn 1-i.t'in'iit ..f Wi-pcmr contin ues. I lii. Ilic-r deem determined to do thill in iinmt to cupture the gar rlHon Uh'it before relief arrived. Se vere Drilling Uppelll Imminent." 1'he m fixity of l he Itoerd lit Eland Laaglo appan litly had fulled to draw Gnu-nil liuller. If tliul wa ltd object. Into iloliiK mole IIimii to repel the ul tutk on lilx mlvuiiev pohtd. Till,' lliiKKS UKl'L'LSKD. Attack a llrltldh Convoy Neur Uodhof and Are Driven liu. k. LONDON, April 22.-A Hpeclal dla- pulch from Swartdkop, Jodfoiitein, dat ed Apiil 21, mi; Tlild nun iiIiik 15.000 Ho r made a de- tcritiincd attiiik on a convoy return Intf to llohhof. The Hrltidli duocecd- ed In r.pulHititf the attack and tneir fire becume ho luavy and do well us- lamed thai the IIiki fell back with coimidcrable Ioch. Tho llrltldh cadualtlea were 16 killed and wounded. The convop reached ltoehof jiufely. CKOKKU'S DKATIl ANNol'NOlin. Kilciuld of the Tiimmuny Chief inn In London Discredit the Ilv port. U i.N DON, April 22. A ium;r of the ealh of Ulclmrd Croker, the origin f which 'cannot be traced, waa the dole tuple of conversation In the placed where AmerlcaiiH mont coiigiTgate ladt iltiht. J. V. Andrew, of the Irish Granite 'oinpany, of which Croker Id a ilirec or, diild to the Associated I'tvsa rep eni ntatlve that he bad heard the re port. He added: If It is true, Mr. Croker must have died suddenly late on Saturday, other wise I would know." 'TWEEN DEVIL AND DEEP SEA. Dewey lleset by Conlllcllng Advice From Hla Frlendd Concerning; Hid Political Statement. NEW YORK, April 21. A special dispatch to the Herald from Washing ton saya: Admiral Dewey la hesitating about issuing his political statement. Men lose to the admiral are urging him to speak and to speak promptly while ihers are Impressing upon him" the alue of the rule "Silence la golden." Admiral Dewey is inclined to regard this rule with favor and to bflleve this Is not the tlmo for htm to talk. His mall and his callers assure him that his candidacy is progressing favorably. What Is there for him to gain, he asks himself, by issuing a statement. Admiral Dewey thinks the time to act Is when an emergency arises. He Is closely watching political develop ments In the several states. His friend!) re keeping him advised of the situa tion and are actively trying to break the Hryan forces In his behalf. The WE AKE SOLE Uim INLAID LINOLEUR There is nothing bettor in the market for doors. Colors run clear through to the back. We also . handle nn extensive line of plain and printed linoleum. We cull special attention to our line of All Wool Ingrain Carpets ranging in price from 50c to $1.00 CHARLES HEILBORN & SON uilmlrttl In pHitlculiirly lulerentiil In (ieorxlu an'l Texan, If thi (leliKntee In thod dtate tan he Hint to Kanud ("lly without In utrurilmiH or with Indtructlond to vote for Hie U'linlial, the latter believed th Hiyan Mouth will be trannfornied into the I'ewey dulh. Admiral lvwe'd frlendd are . what dmappolntei) over th failure of former rr'dldent Cleveland t Mention him either directly or Indirectly In Mm letter of reicret to the Thomud Jefferdon dinner of the r.rooklyn Im icra'.lc Club. Mr. Cleveland Id recognized mi fnvoiablc to the admlral'd candidacy and dome of the Dewey men think he inUht hnvc given Impetud to the Dew ey lioofn by IndertlnK dome reference to the admiral' candidacy. There id rvadoli to believe that had Mr. Cleveland made dome pleaxant reference to I ho admlral'd "andldacy, the dtatement of IVwey'd political vlcttd would have be.ri Immediately foithiomlng. The admlral'd frlendd are unxhua If It be determined to make the dtate imi lit that It dhull be Iddued i a happy moment. Till-; WlltK MILL SUIT DOWN. Keil in lion in 1'rlce Will Not H-ut In Immediate Opening of the Workd. NKW VOItK, April 21.-Heferrln to the action taken hy the directors of the Airierliun Wire and Bfeel Com I'any, at the special meeting, Mr. John W. Outed, accordllna to the Herald, Mild: "W'-dl. you see I was right. The dl rectoid duw It too. and every one of them voted that I wad right. The vote of the dlrccNna wad uniiilm us a vlndli atloii I am proud of. What the director admit now, by their ac tiih In autliorizlni; the reduction In priced, others will uIko admit within a fortnight. 1 told the truth In Wall street arid they thought I was lying. I said the dt' d nunln.-ss had reached ltd height and was K"in back and Wall street atlu' kitd me In every way." With this cut In the price of pro ductd the iiillla closed down the other day will be re-openej soon, will they not'" wad asked. : "No," rcplie l C.ai.-s. "This w Irlvlm 'N o," replied Mr. Caled. "This will have no Immediate effect on the mills I cannot say wh-o. they will open up but not In th- IminvJtate future any way." HE WAS COKDIAL. Suiillan Has an Interview With the American Minister but Gave Him No Ducats. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20.-Mr. Lloyd C. Orlscom. I'nlted States charge d'alTulrs. today had a lung private con feience with the Sultan, who was very cordial. Such an audience with the American charge d'affairs Is unprcce dented and Is, therefore, considered Im portant In the present circumstances. The I'nlted States legation is with out information as to the state of the Indemnity question at Washington, the Porte oftlclals Hay they are una ware of the strained relations raised ovver this question. TAYLOR IS AN EXILE. Has Fled to New York in Consequence . of His Indictment for Murder ing Goebel. NEW YORK. April 21.-The World tomorrow will say: W. S. Taylor, governor of Kentucky is in New Y'ork in consequence of the finding of an irdictment against him by the grand Jury of Frankfort, charg ing him with being accessory before the fact of the murder of William Goe- bvl. He appealed to Governor Uoose velt yesterday morning, asking that any demand for his extradlctton be denied. COALS ON HIS HEAD. Mckinley Highly Praises Dewey but Prefers Not to Detract From His Chicago Glory. CHICAGO. April 21. The reception committee of the Dewey celebration has received a formal notice from President McKlnley of his declination of the Invitation to come to Chicago during the festivities in honor of the admiral President McKlnley expresses his re gret at his inability to come and takes occasion to highly praise Admiral Dewey. AGENT? 1'OK ROBERTS' CENSURE THE SENSATION AH the Other Stirring News of Week Overlooked By British. BLUER MIST COME HOME Terrible Blunder at Spiaokos Demands Ex pialloa and War re a and Butler la the Sacrifice Demaoded-Actioa Must Come From Government. (Corn-dimndence of Aduoclated Presd.) LONDON, April 21. The British cov entor of Ashanti, Sir Frederick M. Ilogilson, dlands in danger of being murdered and hid rule swept out of remembrance; the I'nlted States id gen erally considered on the Orlnk of war with Turkey; the Paris exhibition las been opened; Queen Victoria Id return ing from her remarkable visit to Ire land, yet "who cares?" In England there Id only one topic, and that Id Lord Roberta Splonkop censured and their oHlble results. Even the commencement of the ad vance against Pretoria fails to detract the public Interest from the all-absorb ing dentation of the hour. The week lies teem with comment that defies a cabled dynopfds. While there Id multitudinous txpres- sloii of opinion of such terrible indict ments of liritish generals and officers. and while the authorities differ widely as to the causes of their Ineffi iency and the remedies therefor, one com mon verdict seems to have been reach ed, which is that Splonkop was a ter rible muddle and that some one must be brought to book. Though the cabinet itself appears scarcely decided upon what course to pursue, public opinion is pretty clear ly defined and Is unanimous In demand ing the recall of General liuller and Uemral Warren. The placing of Colo nel Crefton on half pay has merely whetted the national appetite and the ravenous demand for action and for the punishment of the useless loss of loved ones cannot be satisfied with suih a meagre bone as Crofton. Higher heads, It seems, must fall. It is probable the government hopes that General Duller will apply for his own recall, but this seems unlikely to happen and now the country angri ly walls for the act that all sections of the press declare must follow the extraordinary timid publication of Roberts' strictures. A curious f.'ttture is that Lord Rob erts apparently Is not empowered to deal with General Buller, or even Gen eral Warren, both having been direct ly appointed by the government and beyond reporting, Lord Roberts Is un able to take any action. THE NORTH STAR SAFE. She Declined Assistance and Probably Got Off at High Tide Last Night. VICTORIA, B. C, April 21. While making he way to Alaska with can nery supplies from Astoria last night, the steamer North Star ran on a flat rock, north of Ripple Point, at Trial Island, at the highest ' stage of the tide. There she was held half out of the water, but uninjured, and was testing easily today, declining the profered as sistance of the D. G. S. Quadra and expecting to accomplish her own re lease at high tide tonight. ' The Intense darkness and the ab sence of shore lights, together with Captain Hansen's unfamlliartty with this part of the coast explains the grounding. PLAGUE IN AUSTRALIA. Its Ravages Continue Unabated Some of Its Remarkable Effects. VANCOUVER. B. C, April 21. It is the opinion of Dr. Thompson, presi dent of the Sydney board of health, that there Is no hope of an early ces sation of the plague and that the epi demic can hardly be suppressed under elt,ht or nine months. The steamer Miowera from Sydney yesterday brought news of the spread of the plague In Australia and of the Ineffect ual efforts of the colonial government to stamp It out. Thousands have been innoculated, the premiers and members of his cabi net presenting themselves for volun tary Innoculatlon to make more easy the efforts of the health officers In the lower parts of the city. Continual and thorough work has been done In the way of cleaning the city, and war has been waged relentlessly against rats. A peculiar feature of the epidemic has been the death of thousands of fish,' their dead bodies covering the surface of some portions of the har- bor. It is the theory of the plague experts that the disease has been com- I municated to the nsh Dy aeaa rats. Even prawns, -which, being a hardy dn-cies of crua:acean would not ordin arily be affected by foul marine bot tons or carrion, have died In Immense numbers. l.'nder the direction of the health authorities the entire steamer traffic of Sydney has been rearranged. Wharves have been Isolated, ferries removed and jetties disinfected, torn down and rebuilt. All the Australian towns, especially those upon the coast, have been taking extraordinary pre cautions againdt the plague. Wharf laborers have gone on strike, dcmardlng three shlllinga an hour, ow ing to the risk of the plague. They have been receiving one shilling. The Inhabitants of Norfolk Island are In a Mate of dire distress on ac t )U!'. t of drought lasting almost a year, resulting In the total failure of aucces.iilve crops and the death of al most all the live stock In the Inland. New Ilritain has had a series of se vere earthquakes, lh9 trembles being of dally oceurrenced for a considerable period. Duellings have been si aken down and great fissures In the earth caused by the shocks, which have been the cause of especial uneasiness on account of the close proximity of the still active volcano at Matuplt. In a mining disaster at lialmain, on March 13. five men were killed by being precipitated to the bottom of an l.SOO foot perpendicular shaft. SHINGLE MILL WAR. Washington Manufacturers Will With draw From the Association and Cut Prices. SEATTLE, April 21. The gravest crisis that has ever confronted the shingle manufacturers of this state Is facing them now. There Is a Urong probability that enough of the mills will not carry out the request of their association to close down for two weeks, beginning April 23, to make It effective, and if this materializes, sev eral of the largest mills say they will withdraw from the association, cut prices and fight their battles alone. The result will be, officials of the association say, that many of the mills will be forced out of business and the wages of all employes will be reduced 25 per cent, besides the general demor alization of shingle affairs. Telegrams received from Eastern authorises say that price cutting has already com menced. ' ' THE FINE WAS REMITTED. Penalty Imposed on Steamship Milos by Collector of Vancouver Held Illegal. VICTORIA, B. C, April 21.-The de tention of the German steamship Milos waa ended today when, having paid the fine of $300, the debarkation of Japanese was permitted and her clear ance to Puget sound granted. Later in the day a telegram was re ceived from Ottawa holding the decis ion of the collector to be not well based and remitting the fine .so that the de tention and consequent loss of time and money constitute the only Indi rect penalty upon the ship. ANOTHER GREAT GOLD STRIKE. The Transportation Companies Now Booming Another Discovery Near Cape Nome Alaska. SEATTLE. April 21. A hi? strike in which gold running as high as 140 to the pan has been found, Is reported 100 miles east of Nome. This Information was brought to this city today by three men who arrived on the strtimer Cottage City from Nome. They are J. D. Morgan, J. H. Fredericks and E. Erlckson. These three left Cape Nome on January 6. The strike was made on a creek. The first several pans ran from about $23 to 135. As bed-rock was scraped, the amount reached 140. Great excitement follow ed. A stampede has taken place from Nome, but only those who were foot loose took part In it, the rest believ ing that they had as good prospects as they wanted. Morgan said today: "Cape Nome and the contiguous country Is richer than people have estimated. It will be this summer the greatest mining camp the world has ever seen." The Morgan party is credited with having $60,000 among them, ail being Cape Nome gold. C. P. Dam, well known In Seattle, also returned today from Nome. ' lie says- that other new discoveries of gold have been made at Bonanza, 22 miles north of Nome, which promise, to out-rival that great gold camp. He says that boats can hardly reach Nome before June 10 on account of the Ice. The weather when he left was 40 de grees below zero. No winter prospect ing has been done. The stampede took place to Norton Bay In December. Nome Is quiet and orderly. COLSON WAS ACQUITTED. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 21. Ex- Congressman Colson was acquitted to- night. The jury was out but 18 minutes. There w-as great cheering when the verdict was announced. ALL THE WORLD IS REPRESENTED The Great Ecumenical Confer ence Convened on Yesterday. MANY NOTABLES PRESENT Ei-President Harrison Occupied the Cnair as Honorary President Speeches ay Himself, President .McKlnley and (iovernor Roosevelt. NEW YORK, April 21. Nearly every nation In the world is represented at the Ecumenical conference on foreign missions, which began Its sesalon here tbl afternoon, and Carnegie hall, which will be the scene of the confer ence until May 1, was crowded to lta greatest capacity. Ex-i'resid.-nt Benjamin Harrison oe- There were representative's present at th opening session, and tonight the delegates were addressed by President Mckinley and Governor Roosevelt. There were representatives preesnt from every branch of the Christian church except the Roman Catholic, Creek, and that branch of the Anglican church known as the Society for the propagation of the Gospel. President Harrison delivered a brief address on taking the chair and calling the conference to order. Said Mr. Harrison: "The gigantic engines that are driv ing forward a material development are being speeded as never before. The din of the hammer and the axe, and the hum of wheels have permeat-.-d the abodes of solitude the world has :iow few quiet places. Life is strenuous the bey is started In his school upon the run and the pace Is not often slackened until the panting man falls Into his grave. "It is to a generation thus Intent to a generation that baa wrought won drously in the realms of applied scl erce that God in his word and by the preaeher says: , All these are worthy only, and In proportion, as they con tribute to the regeneration of man kind. Every Invention, every work, every man, every nation must one day come to this weighing platform and be appraised. "To what other end is all this stir among men this increased knowledge? That these great ag'-ncies may lie put in livery and lined up in the halls of wraith to make life brilliant and soft; or become the docile messengers of a counting house or a stock exchange, or the swift couriers of contending ar mies; or the couriers w ho wait In the halls of science to give glory to the man into whose hand God has given the kt-y to one of his mysteries. Do all these great Inventions, these rusting Intellectual developments exhaust their ministry in the making of men rich and the reinforcing of armies and fleets? No. These are servants, proph ets, fore-runners. They will find a her ald's voice; they will be an annuncia tion and a coronation. COME TO THEIR SENSES. The Democrats Let the Naval Appro priation Bill Go Through. WASHINGTON, April 21.-The ani mated controversy over the naval ap- prlatlon bill which began yesterday was not resumed today, and after a brief consideration the important bill was passed. As finally adopted the measure pro vides for two battleships, three ar mored cruisers and three projected cruisers. The $545 figure on armor plate is stricken out. WARDNER, IDAHO, REPUBLICANS Endorse McKlnley and Favor the Re tention of Federal Troops. WALLACE. Ida., April 21.-Shoshone county republican convention at Ward iur today elected delegates to the state convention. The resolutions ap prove the course of President McKln ley, uphold all lawful efforts to pun ish crime in this country and favor the permanent military poet here. ' " -FUSION AT SPOKANE. The Populists Will Unite With Democratic Primaries. the SPOKANE, April 2t. The populist county convention here today elected Fred Merrill a delegate to the national convention and Instructed him fur Bryan. An Invitation from the democratic county central committee to Join In the democratic primaries waa accepted. V. OF C. WINNER. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, falif. April 21. The ninth annus.; luUn-,,,. legiate meet was won by the Universal y of California. The score was: Ur.lvt j -aity of California 80; Stanford